For older people and frail people, the long-term benefit of medicines reduces and the potential for harm from adverse effects increases. When the benefit–risk balance changes in this way, medicine review and optimisation are important to simplify the therapeutic regimen, reduce inappropriate medicines and minimise risks. In this article, pharmacist prescriber Linda Bryant uses two case studies to illustrate important considerations during medicine reviews
Tips to keep data out of hackers’ hands
Wednesday 7 July 2021, 01:40 AM

Paperwork has largely been banished and replaced by electronic records, bringing the need for extra steps to protect data
DEAR AUNT MASIE
Recent cybersecurity attacks and threats of releasing private informa¬tion publicly have made us think about our practice’s responsibilities and processes. Can you give us some guidance, please?
Cyber-worried, Auckland
Most practices carry out the bulk of their “paperwork” electronically, which is both more convenient and better for the environment.
However, it d
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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